Reforma AC
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The Reforma Athletic Club is a Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the development of the professional Mexican first division
. The club now plays in an amateur league in Mexico City.
among other sports and it became a tradition to drink tea everyday at 5 in the afternoon.
In 1902 the club first participated in a football competition in Mexico City in the Liga Mexicana Amateur de Asociación Foot-Ball
along with clubs "Orizaba Athletic Club
", "Pachuca Athletic Club", "Reforma Athletic Club", "Mexico Cricket Club
" and "British Club
"; this being the first organized football tournament in Mexico
.
Before the first match in the new league took place the club played numerous friendlies against "Pachuca Athletic Club" in order to unite the English migrants living around Mexico
. In 1901 the club was formed by such players as James Walker, A.J. Campbell, T.R. Phillips, A.T. Drysdale, F. Robertson and E.W Jackson played friendly against local Scottish and English clubs representing their country of origin.
The club paid its first game in the league on October 19, 1902 against the eventual champions Orizaba Athletic Club
in Orizaba
, Veracruz
with a score of 2-0.
In 1914 the club suffered a big blow after almost all of its players returned to Europe in order to take part in World War ISp, as most of its players were British and had decided to fight for their homeland.
In 1920 the club was revived, this time with more Mexican
players who had been born in Mexico
but had English parents, along with players returning from the war .
The club played its last league match on July 6, 1924 losing 1-0 to Club de Fútbol Aurrerá
.The club would once again be rivive in 1948 as the founder of the Liga interclubes de fútbol soccer Amateur along with clubs Tecaya, Canarios, Deportivo Chapultepec, Tiburones, Titingo, Osos and Lusitania where the club still participates .
, which had changed name to San Pedro Golf Club, were runners-up.
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
. The club now plays in an amateur league in Mexico City.
History
The club was founded in 1894 by a group of English migrants in order to play sport and as a social club. Their members would practice CricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
among other sports and it became a tradition to drink tea everyday at 5 in the afternoon.
In 1902 the club first participated in a football competition in Mexico City in the Liga Mexicana Amateur de Asociación Foot-Ball
Primera Fuerza
Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Amateur Association or known as the Primera Fuerza was founded in 1902 with 5 clubs "Orizaba Athletic Club", "Pachuca Athletic Club", "Reforma Athletic Club", "Mexico Cricket Club" and "British Club", having Orizaba Athletic Club as its first champion that same year...
along with clubs "Orizaba Athletic Club
Albinegros de Orizaba
The club Albinegros de Orizaba, is a football team of the city of Orizaba, Orizaba Athletic Club was founded in 1898, a sporting club who also practice Cricket among other sports in the city of Orizaba, Veracruz...
", "Pachuca Athletic Club", "Reforma Athletic Club", "Mexico Cricket Club
Mexico Cricket Club
The Mexico Cricket Club was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division. This club was founded in the small town San Pedro de los Pinos, which now lies in the outskirts...
" and "British Club
British Club (football)
The British Football Club was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division.-History:...
"; this being the first organized football tournament in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Before the first match in the new league took place the club played numerous friendlies against "Pachuca Athletic Club" in order to unite the English migrants living around Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. In 1901 the club was formed by such players as James Walker, A.J. Campbell, T.R. Phillips, A.T. Drysdale, F. Robertson and E.W Jackson played friendly against local Scottish and English clubs representing their country of origin.
The club paid its first game in the league on October 19, 1902 against the eventual champions Orizaba Athletic Club
Albinegros de Orizaba
The club Albinegros de Orizaba, is a football team of the city of Orizaba, Orizaba Athletic Club was founded in 1898, a sporting club who also practice Cricket among other sports in the city of Orizaba, Veracruz...
in Orizaba
Orizaba
Orizaba is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2005 census population of 117,273 and is almost coextensive with its small...
, Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
with a score of 2-0.
In 1914 the club suffered a big blow after almost all of its players returned to Europe in order to take part in World War ISp, as most of its players were British and had decided to fight for their homeland.
In 1920 the club was revived, this time with more Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
players who had been born in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
but had English parents, along with players returning from the war .
The club played its last league match on July 6, 1924 losing 1-0 to Club de Fútbol Aurrerá
Club de Fútbol Aurrerá
Club de Fútbol Aurrerá was a football club from Mexico City team that played in the old amateur Mexican league.-History:Aurrerá was founded in 1919, by a group of Spanish and Asturian immigrants....
.The club would once again be rivive in 1948 as the founder of the Liga interclubes de fútbol soccer Amateur along with clubs Tecaya, Canarios, Deportivo Chapultepec, Tiburones, Titingo, Osos and Lusitania where the club still participates .
1905-06
In Mexico, the 1905/06 season saw the first club from the capital - Reforma Athletic Club- win the Mexican championship. This club, though dominated by Brits, did also allow native players. It was remarkable that in 20 league matches there were 16 where at last one or both sides failed to score. Champions Reforma had two excellent full-backs in the brothers Robert and Charles Blackmore, while most of their goals were not scored by a forward but by right half-back Charles Butlin. Mexico Cricket ClubMexico Cricket Club
The Mexico Cricket Club was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division. This club was founded in the small town San Pedro de los Pinos, which now lies in the outskirts...
, which had changed name to San Pedro Golf Club, were runners-up.
EnglandThomas R. Phillips(C)Morton S. TurnerRobert J. BlackmoreCharles BlackmoreCharles M. ButlinEbenezer JohnsonCharles D. GibsonRobert LockeThomas R. PhillipsPaul M. Bennett Thomas R. Phillips(Trainer) |width="100"| |
MexicoJulio LacaudVicente Etchegaray France Edward Bourchier |
1909-08
The Mexican championship was going through a critical period. Only three teams had entered the 1908/09 season, at the end of which Reforma Athletic Club (Mexico City) won for the third time after 1906 and 1907. Only eight players remained of the 1907 side. Except for the three forwards Vicente Etchegaray, Jorge Parada and Julio Lacaud, the other players all came from Europe, especially Great Britain.EnglandThomas R. Phillips(C)Morton S. TurnerRobert J. BlackmoreCharles M. ButlinJohn RatcklingJoseph T. BennettRobert LockeSylvester J. PattonPaul M. BennettCharles BlackmoreCharles D. Gibson Thomas R. Phillips(Trainer) |width="100"| |
MexicoJulio LacaudJorge ParadaVicente Etchegaray France Edward Bourchier |
Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association
- Champions (6): 1905-1906, 1906–1907, 1908–1909, 1909–1910, 1910–1911, 1911–1912
- Runner-ups (3): 1902-1903, 1903–1904, 1912–13
Topscorers
- 1903-04
Julio Lacaud (4 Goals / 8 games) - 1905-06
Claude M. Butlin (6 Goals / 8 games) - 1908-09 Jorge Gomez de Parada (3 Goals / 4 games)
- 1909-10
Robert Blackmore (4 Goals / 6 games) - 1910-11 Claude M. Butlin (2 Goals / 4 games)